http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Muhammad_YunusFind stories, videos, and photos about Muhammad Yunus from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:38:24 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/POLITICS/08/12/medal.of.freedom/tztop.billie.jean.king.gi.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Muhammad_Yunus14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Muhammad Yunus from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/12/medal.of.freedom/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/08/12/medal.of.freedom/index.html#cnnSTCTextA pioneer, a preacher, an activist and an athlete were among 16 people who President Obama honored Wednesday with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.Thu, 13 Aug 2009 02:03:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849115,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1849115,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Finn Martti Ahtisaari has made a career of forging peace through the hard slog of conventional diplomacyFri, 10 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/22/grameen.bank/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/22/grameen.bank/index.html#cnnSTCTextA bank operating on a concept that has lifted thousands of people out of grinding poverty in the developing world has set its sights on helping the poverty-stricken in America.Thu, 22 May 2008 11:57:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/01/technology/muhammed_yunas.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/04/01/technology/muhammed_yunas.fortune/index.htm"Technology is making more changes in our way of life than ever in human history," says Muhammad Yunus. "The way the Internet and the mobile phone are spreading, you cannot compare with any technology of the past." Yunus is known for his visionary leadership in microfinance and helping the poor. He and the Grameen Bank he founded won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006. Now he wants to see the tech industry work more explicitly to empower the poor.Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/12/poorest.countries.dreams/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/03/12/poorest.countries.dreams/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen we asked you last week to share your dreams with us, some of the most inspiring responses came from the world's poorest countries.Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/26/heroes.blue.ribbon.panel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/26/heroes.blue.ribbon.panel/index.html#cnnSTCTextCNN has named 15 distinguished leaders, luminaries and humanitarians to its Blue Ribbon Panel, which will select the most outstanding CNN Heroes from 18 finalists. Fri, 07 Dec 2007 05:17:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/05/talkasia.yunus/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/11/05/talkasia.yunus/index.html#cnnSTCTextMuhammad Yunus received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2006 for his pioneering work in microcredit, which has helped millions of people out of the poverty cycle. The first businessman ever to receive such a high honor, Yunus and the Grameen Bank he founded revolutionized conventional ways of banking, creating a system of lending money to the poor, mostly women.Tue, 20 Nov 2007 05:18:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/12/25/8396731/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/12/25/8396731/index.htmWhen Muhammad Yunus traveled to Oslo to receive the Nobel Peace Prize earlier this month, he came prepared to fight for management control over a company he believes is sucking profits from the poo... Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:06:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/02/05/8399198/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/02/05/8399198/index.htmAlong a dirt road in Bangladesh's green, fertile heartland, 140 miles northwest of Dhaka, workers in flip-flops are hauling bricks, pouring cement and hammering boards. The object of their labor: a... Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:02:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/03/05/8401350/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2007/03/05/8401350/index.htmTHE BACKGROUND More than 850 million people live in a state of hunger. Malnutrition kills more people annually than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. The majority of the hungry live in the ... Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/24/magazines/business2/Prob3_HungerMalnutrution.biz2/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/01/24/magazines/business2/Prob3_HungerMalnutrution.biz2/index.htmThe background: More than 850 million people live in a state of hunger. Malnutrition kills more people annually than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. The majority of the hungry live in the developing world, especially in India and sub-Saharan Africa.Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:41:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/12/11/8395479/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/12/11/8395479/index.htmThe winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize is Muhammad Yunus, founder of Bangladesh's Grameen Bank and a pioneer of microfinance. Grameen lends small sums to farmers and entrepreneurs. The idea is... Wed, 17 Jan 2007 20:37:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/04/news/international/yunos_telenor.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/12/04/news/international/yunos_telenor.fortune/index.htmWhen Muhammad Yunus travels to Norway to receive the Nobel Peace Prize Dec. 10, he will come prepared to fight for management control over a company he believes is sucking profits from the poor of Bangladesh.Mon, 04 Dec 2006 17:43:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/16/8390329/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2006/10/16/8390329/index.htmForget billion-dollar development projects. When Bangladeshi economist Muhammad Yunus surveyed a poor village in the mid-1970s and found that all the money borrowed totaled just $27, he set out to ... Fri, 13 Oct 2006 16:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/poverty.clinton/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/08/31/poverty.clinton/index.htmlIt all started with $50. In 1988, that's what it took Noni Bala Ghosh to revive her family's business of making sweets to sell in Kholshi, her tiny village in Bangladesh.Thu, 31 Aug 2006 20:14:00 EDT